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12 killed in residential fire in southern China, Xinhua reports


BEIJING — Twelve people have been killed in a residential fire in the southern Chinese city of Shantou, state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday (Dec 10).

The blaze broke out on Tuesday at 9.20pm local time in a four-storey building and was extinguished about 40 minutes later, Xinhua said.

An investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.

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